Cultures of Mobility, Migration, and Religion in Ancient Israel and Its World

This book examines the relationship between mobility, lived religiosities, and conceptions of divine personhood as they are preserved in textual corpora and material culture from Israel, Judah, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.

Autorentext

Eric M. Trinka is an instructor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at James Madison University. His research takes place at the intersections of mobilities and religiosities in both ancient and modern contexts. He is particularly interested in the development of the Hebrew Bible and Septuagint as migration-informed textual corpuses. His work is internationally known among religionists, biblical scholars, and migration scholars.

Inhalt

1 - Introduction; 2 - Conceptual Frameworks for Studying Mobility, Migration, and Religion in the Ancient Past; 3 - Cultures of Mobility in the Lands Around Canaan; 4 - Religiosity(ies) on the Move around Canaan; 5 - Cultures of Mobility and Migration in Canaan, Israel, and Judah; 6 - Yahweh: Israel's Mobile Deity; 7 - Mobility-Informed Religiosity(ies) in Israel and Judah; 8 - Conclusion: Final Reflections on Divinity and Religiosities in Contexts of Mobility; Bibliography; Index.